Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Star anise might be the most unappreciated, underused spice. If you have a jar of these dark brown, flower-shaped seed pods in ...

These two spices are often mistaken for each other, but they couldn't be more different.

The texture of these cookies, which have no additional fat beside egg yolks, is quite crunchy, like traditional biscotti. The anise seed provides a light licorice flavor and additional crunch. "The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Anise seeds are common in Italian, Middle Eastern, Indian, German and Mexican cuisines, and are used to make the alcoholic beverages anisette, ouzo, sambuca and absinthe. Aside from culinary uses, the ...

Truth be told, it's hard to reinvent the Thanksgiving wheel year after year. But this crust-anise seeds baked into sweet pastry dough-is a little kiss of Italian spice; it takes pumpkin pie to a whole ...

This lovely shortbread is spiked with anise seed, an addition that offers an alluring licorice edge. The recipe is from award-winning cookbook author Deborah Madison. She writes about the shortbread ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Early October is my favorite time of year, the time when the selection of local produce is the most varied and abundant. Fall is officially here, but until ...

Anise (Pimpinella anisum) is a lovely flowering annual herb, with a highly recognizable licorice scent profile. Native to the Middle East and Northern Africa, it's been used for centuries by many ...

Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...